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• Nein’ and ‘Non’ Germany’s embarrassing search for a new manager continues after latest candidate Arsene Wenger committed himself to Arsenal. Glenn Hoddle has had his application for the French
Card of life
Card of life AFPOP has established an agreement with the S. Gonçalo de Lagos Private Hospital. Under this agreement, AFPOP members will be able to join its ‘Cartão Vida’ (Card
Cocaine coup uncovered
Police have made one of their biggest hauls of high quality cocaine that Portugal has ever seen. In total, 2231,615kg of the drug was seized at the port of Leixões,
Crossroads tragedy
A collision between a scooter and a light vehicle has resulted in the death of a 66-year-old man near his home in Salgados. The accident, near the traffic lights of
Debt causes kidnapping
A female Canadian ex-pat was kidnapped recently from Estoril near Cascais, and taken to Vigo in Spain. The woman, identified as Renee Forester, ran a business with her husband in
Decisions, decisions – Judy Sharp reflects on life
First of all, I want to thank all those who responded to my article two weeks ago. Some offered their own views about the modern malaise of ‘lowest common denominator’
Different Drummers join Chemical Brothers
The Resident reporter NIKKI HALL caught up with Dick, Adam and Tweed from Different Drummer Sound System recently to find out about their involvement with this weekend’s festival and what
Gambling for a good cause
Alan Francis from Carvoeiro regularly fund-raises for the Bom Samaritano Children’s Home in Alvor and first took Jackie Connoley there for a visit last September. Shocked by the small amount
If you’ve got it, flaunt it!
That was the advice of Homes Overseas Awards Manager, Felicity Quigley, when she visited the Algarve recently to congratulate the prize winners of last year’s competition. “We believe our awards
IVA scam ‘in the open’
Coimbra Polícia Judiciária (PJ) recently dismantled a fraud operation, known as ‘Step by Step’, involving the issuing of illegal facturas. It is believed 32 people, linked to the same construction